How Far Can You Modify a Scout Camper?
TCM encounters a heavily customized Scout Olympic featuring everything from a custom water system and water heater to upgraded power and heat. It left us wondering: just because you can modify a Scout this far, does that mean you should?
For Behind the Shot Part 6, we’re featuring photos and stories from Trona Pinnacles National Natural Landmark in California, Table Rock Lake in Missouri, the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona, and many more destinations.
Here’s your 1-2-3 guide to revolutionizing your trip planning with Google Maps. You’ll never look at roads, campgrounds, and destinations the same way again. Drop that pin.
Looking for a truck camping rally with great food, cold craft beer, and fellow truck camping enthusiasts? The sixth annual Boothbay Craft Brewery Truck Camper Rally returns to Boothbay, Maine, October 16-18, 2026. Registration is now open!
The @soaringeaglecampers Aerie 8 packs a surprising amount into a tailgate-closed design. With a floor length of 7’5”, this hard-side truck camper balances comfort, capability, and practical features in a compact footprint.
- Dry Weight: 2,300 pounds
- Wet Weight: 3,075 pounds
- Fresh Water: 28 gallons
- Grey Water: 13 gallons
- Black Water: 5 gallons
- Wet bath with built-in cassette toilet
- Truma Combi furnace and water heater
- 100Ah lithium battery standard, additional 100Ah optional
- 200-watt solar standard, additional 200-watt panel optional
What caught your attention during this walkaround?
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Short-bed, full-size pickups are the most popular truck configuration in America. @alaskan.campers offers a model for just about every type of short-bed truck owner.
- The Alaskan 630 and HS 640 fit with the tailgate closed.
- The Alaskan 650 and 700 extend to the edge of your truck bed.
- The Alaskan 800 and 850 extend to the end of the lowered tailgate.
The kicker? Every model has an option for an interior shower and toilet.
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Step inside the @adventurercampers 86FB, a hard-side wet bath model built for both long and short bed trucks.
With 42 gallons of fresh water, 30-gallon grey and 30-gallon black tanks, a north-south queen bed, interior and exterior showers, and a dry weight of 2,650 pounds, the 86FB is equipped for extended adventures on and off the grid.
Watch the full walkthrough, then tell us—where would you take the 86FB first?
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